casual glance

collocation in English

meaningsofcasualandglance

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casual
adjective
uk
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl/us
/ˈkæʒ.uː.əl/
Casual clothes are not formal or not suitable for ...
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glance
noun[C]
uk
/ɡlɑːns/us
/ɡlæns/
a quick ...
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(Definition ofcasualandglancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcasual glance

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At acasualglance, it is easier to confuse with an ant than with other micropezid flies.
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One anecdote states that he would always cover one side of a book while reading because acasualglanceat the other page would commit it to memory.
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It is believed that the bright colors, arranged in usually roughly concentric markings, at acasualglance resemble the eyes of a predatory animal, such as a cat.
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These two, in turn, are highly autapomorphic, and at acasualglancedo not look as if they were as closely related to the other stomiiforms as they actually are.
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Even acasualglanceat much of the imported pabulum, both organic and conventional, lurking on the supermarket shelf lends strength to that particular argument.
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From acasualglancescientific organisations appear similar to naval expeditions; what differed, however, was how they carried out the work of exploration.
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The validity of such an assertion can be tested by even the mostcasualglanceat the historiography of any contemporary nation-state.
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The title of this study hardly entices the reader and might be ignored after acasualglance.
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That is indeed apparent at the mostcasualglance.
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At acasualglance, the figures of land available for development in the city seem reasonable.
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Even the mostcasualglanceat a map will show what an oasis of green it is in a suburban landscape.
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At acasualglance, one might take the view that this is not very important.
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From acasualglance, it seems that there is little prospect of the region escaping the apparently never-ending spiral of violence.
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When we take even acasualglanceat schedules 6 and 7, the climate change levy cannot be described as a simple instrument.
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But at acasualglanceone would take the land to be moorland, and it is only when looks at it closely that one sees that there are trees there.
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Acasualglanceat them shows that there is no more comprehensive supervision of those undertaking training exercise than that carried out by the armed forces.
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At acasualglance, it is similar to the everyday classical guitar, but larger and typically strung with five double steel strings.
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Sponges, although atcasualglancelook like plants, are animals, living singly or in colonies of many individuals.
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The underbody coolant tubes are positioned in a manner in which not even acasualglanceunderneath the car would suggest their durability.
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